More air strikes near Tripoli in struggle between Libya's rival groups

December 4, 2014 3:08 PM

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TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Forces allied to one of two rival governments vying for power in Libya conducted an air strike near Tripoli on Thursday, officials and residents said, part of an ongoing struggle since a group seized the capital and set up its own cabinet.

Libya is caught in the conflict between the two sides, each with its own government and parliament. One is a self-declared government created after fighters from a group known as Libya Dawn took over Tripoli in August, and the other the internationally recognized government, forced out of Tripoli an...